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Prevalence of Long-acting Reversible Contraceptive Methods and Factors Affecting their Use among Married Women in Akasta Town, North-East Ethiopia

Kibir Temesgen, Amare Workie & Yared Mulu · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2019

Background: Long acting contraception is a human right and is essential to women’s empowerment. It is essential to reduce poverty, promote economic growth, raise female productivity, lower fertility and improve child survival and maternal health. Even though some long acting reve...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2019/v15i330124

A Statistical Approach towards Cervical Cancer Awareness among Women in Ghana

Agartha A. Boateng & Tosin A. Adesuyi · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2018

Cervical cancer is the fourth-most common cancer in females worldwide, with a large number of mortality rate occurrence in under-developed and developing countries. However, this huge mortality rate can be curb through awareness about the deadly disease, its vaccination, and a po...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJMAH/2018/45447

Implementation of WHO, 2006 Child Growth Standards: Health Workers Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices in Kasarani, Kenya

Mola Caroline Nabukanda, Solomon Kemoi Cheboi, Judith Waudo & Irene Awuor Ogada · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2018

Introduction: In the populous Nairobi peri-urban setting, growth assessment of children, under five years of age is wanting (20%). Stunting, wasting and underweight were 17.2%, 2.5% and 3.8% respectively against the national statistics of 27%, 11% and 4%. A study was undertaken t...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJMAH/2018/44728

Nutrition Knowledge, Attitude and Dietary Restriction Behaviour of the Elderly in Umuahia South Local Government Area of Abia State, Nigeria

O. C. Nzeagwu, I. M. Thomas & U. C. Ebere · Asian Food Science Journal · 2018

Aim: To assess the nutrition knowledge, attitude and dietary restriction behaviour of the elderly. Study Design: The study is a multi-stage cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Umuahia South Local Government Area of Abia State, Nigeria between May and September 201...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AFSJ/2018/42146

A Retrospective Study on the Prevalence and Health Worker’s Perspective on Hepatitis B virus Infection in Ngora District, Eastern Uganda

Ssegawa Lawrence, Kasuka Iga Arafat, Angeyo Grace Samantha, Mudebo Emmanuel, Nakhabala Moses, Linda Kyomuhendo Jovia, Nabongho Aaron Kenneth, Ahimbisibwe Joseph, Ibilat Gorret, Rebecca Nekaka & Iramiot Jacob Stanley · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2018

Background: Hepatitis B virus infection is a global health problem and it is estimated that one-third of the world population has been infected with HBV with serological evidence of past or present infection. It is estimated that over 400 million people are chronically infected w...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/MRJI/2018/42575

Knowledge and Attitude towards Ebola Virus Disease among Commercial Tricycle (Keke) Riders in Abakaliki, South-East Nigeria

E. U. Nwonwu, S. Nwafor, N. Nwafor, E. Chikere, C. Nwaejike, N. C. Eze & B. N. Azuogu · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2017

Background: Ebola virus disease (EVD) is a severe, often fatal disease in humans and non-human primates (such as Monkeys, Gorillas and Chimpanzees). Ebola first appeared in 1976 in 2 simultaneous outbreaks in Nzara, Sudan and in Yambuku, Democratic Republic of Congo. No cases of...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJMAH/2017/30886

Nurses Attitude and Barriers toward Utilization of Standardized Nursing Language in Sokoto State, Nigeria

Abdurrahman Muhammad Sani & Suwaiba Sani · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2017

Background: The use of standardized nursing language for nursing care documentation is a vital instrument to the nursing profession, patients care and nurses in general. Clinical information system requires standardized terms and definitions to help clinicians with documentation...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJMAH/2017/29433